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Hundreds of college professors including ivy league professors design this letter that this is not a good thing. part of the letter reads reducing access to advanced mathematics and elevating trendy but shallow courses over foundational skills would cause lasting damage to stem education in the country and exacerbate inequality by diminishing access to the school needed for social mobility. im glad this letter was written. what do you think about it? >> it comes for good reason. math is not raci...

Back. >> dana: then well have the holiday vacation. >> bill: i think a whole virtual classroom, you thought it was in the rearview mirror and it is not. here is what we found on remote learning how they hurt test scores. math is down 14%, language arts down 6. and that doesnt even measure the emotional toll, missy. >> uh-huh. sophia when she started this year going back to school in person, she was getting great grades. she was getting as and bs and one c. as soon as she got sent back to distanc...

Has a wonderful mom and champion for her and we hope that maybe get this christmas break behind us and get everyone back in school so that you can do the important work that you do. >> thank you. >> bill: good luck. we need a new year, we need 22, thank you. good luck. >> dana: hundreds of college professors sounding off against the woke math movement believe it or not. as school districts across the country slowly discontinued advanced math classes as a way to alleviate achievement gaps. the le...

Claim you and what but more during our time in your time is what i mean by that. europe is ahead of us as well, we concentrate on race too much in this country even when it comes to math and our kids are not prepared for the real world and falling behind of because of this myopic viewpoint. todd: it is an embarrassment that needs to be stop. thank you very much. the secretary it was a horse which bill deblasio tending to squeeze local businesses one final time on his way out the door but how muc...

>> what sort of resources do you think these parents and kids need, doctor, to better understand this vaccine and so we can all get past this pandemic? >> i think we all need to be on the same side of this argument. what i mean by that i think health care leaders, those in public health, clinical medicine as well as educators and as well as familys personal, primary care physicians and pediatricians we all need to say the same message emphatically and clearly and that is the safety and efficacy ...

That is pretty good in u.s. government work. better than i ever did in math. >> it is a b minus. jamie and paul, thank you so much to both of you. which republicans would dare take on donald trump in 2024? >> have you considered running for president? >> stick around for mike pences reply. >> instagram boss promising parents he will keep the site safe. well have live reaction from a mother of three who tkodoubts t. did the cia spy on james brown?

School in particular is particularly well staffed. i know that is not a universal thing. i know there is a desperate need for security guards in the schools. but, you know, for my sons school in particular, i could say they seem very well staffed. but i know thats not the case with every single school in the district. >> ive got to let you run. really quickly, you think this has had an impact on your sons learning, especially in math. >> he is a straight a student. math is his particular subject...

I remember the officer telling daept no, and i heard dante say, no, im not, it sort of like he said dont run. daept said, no, im not and then i heard them say somebody tell somebody to happening up the phone and then thats all i remember. >> reporter: wrights mothers testimony very powerful, also, the video, itself, doing so much in court. resaw different vantage points released, the body camera and dash camera, where you see the moment of that shooting and the after math, including officer kimb...

John roberts says the federal government should be neutral when it comes to religious and nonreligious schools. >> youre discriminating religions based on their brief. >> justice brier countered that argument. listen. >> theres 65 religions or more in this country. they believe a lot of different things. what is worrying me is that if the state must give money to the schools, theyre going to get in to all kinds of religious disputes. >> parents that have yanked their kids out of public schools s...

>> good morning boys and girls. >> they say the pandemic has exposed major problems inside classrooms, too. they insist school choice is crucial. >> we had remote learning via zoom we saw what was being taught in the classrooms and parents are not happy with what they have seen. >> that was a eye opener for a lot of patients that just assume when you send your kids into those two doors every day that its going to be focused on math, science, reading, writing, history. >> over 1.5 million student...